(Solution) RELI448 Week 6 Discussion: What Makes Christianity Unique?

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

  • Textbook: Chapter 9
  • Lesson
  • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook/lesson)

Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, respond to only one of the following options:

Option 1
For this option, address the following:

  1. Identify 3 major beliefs about Jesus’ identity that remain as core Christian beliefs today. Provide a 2-6 sentence overview of the meaning of each.
  2. Choose one of these themes to explain more fully including its Biblical reference and whether it affirms or challenges Christian unity today. Give a reason for your thoughts.
  3. Explain how your choice relates to your personal world/faith view or affects professional practice.

Option 2
For this option, address the following:

  1. Identify and examine three issues, scientific or moral, facing Christianity in 21st century America.
  2. Choose one specific Christian denomination (e.g., Lutheran, Catholic, Methodist, etc.) and describe how it is responding to one of these challenges (adapting/resisting). Give specific examples.
  3. Discuss how one of your issues affirms or challenges your professional practice.

Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Respond to a peer who chose an option different from the one you chose. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.

Writing Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)
  • Initial Post Length: 300-500 words
  • Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and one outside scholarly source)
  • APA format for in-text citations (include page or paragraph) and references

Solution:

I find this question to be quite interesting, primarily since I identify as a Christian. I have always wondered what makes my religion unique. To start with, we are the only religion that believes in the Holy Trinity, in which Jesus Christ is identified as the Son of God. Our faith in the Trinity dictates that God is one and exists in three forms: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Molloy, 2020). Jesus’ identity as the Son of God is drawn from various Biblical references. As Jesus is baptized, God declared that he was His Son, in whom He was well pleased. Secondly, Christians believe that Jesus had a divine nature…Please click the icon below to purchase the full answer at only $5